Gold, glory, and the gospel the adventurous lives and times of the Renaissance explorers
The adventurous lives and times of the Renaissance explorers. (1.ed.)<br>New York: Atheneum 1970. XVI, 362 S.
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1970
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | The adventurous lives and times of the Renaissance explorers. (1.ed.)<br>New York: Atheneum 1970. XVI, 362 S. |
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| Beschreibung: | Contents: War against the infidel and a foretaste of profit -- Search for Eastern Christians, African gold, and heathen souls -- The gold and the wonders of Guinea -- The legacy of Prince Henry : passage to India -- Portugal rejects Columbus and loses a Western empire -- Vasco da Gama opens the sea route to India -- Riches and ruin in the Indies -- Magellan's feat : Spain's westward route to the Spice Islands -- Hernán Cortés, greatest of the conquistadors -- Barolomé de Las Casas and the "black legend" -- The curse of the Incas and the wealth of Potosí -- Competition for El Dorado -- The long struggle against the Iberian colossus -- The "elect of God" |
| Beschreibung: | XVI, 362 Seiten 25 cm |